Dr. Olivares's Biography — Dr. Nicole Olivares was born in Palo Alto and raised in Danville, California. She grew up with a keen interest in science, arts and crafts as well as community service. She was a member of the Girl Scouts of America for 13 years, earning their highest rank. Growing up, Dr. Olivares restored cars with her father, who was an automotive engineer. As a result she is incredibly adept with tools and three dimensional tasks. Her mother has been a dental office manager for over 25 years. Dr. Olivares started working in the dental field in 1998 as an administrative employee and later as a dental assistant. Dr. Olivares received her BS in Biopsychology from UC Santa Barbara, her DDS from UC Los Angeles and did her residency in periodontics at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. She is board certified; a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Olivares practiced periodontics in Portland after completing her graduate program and has extensive training in the full scope of periodontal and implant surgery. She has particular interest in the treatment of chronic periodontitis, reconstructive periodontal surgery, implant placement, bone grafting and aesthetic surgery. Dr. Olivares has a strong commitment to volunteer and community service as well as organized dentistry: she has worked at the Portland VA Hospital; Give Kids a Smile; and in free healthcare clinics in California and Oregon as well as abroad, in rural Philippines and Guatemala. Dr. Olivares is active in leadership in the San Francisco Dental Society and the Academy of Osseointegration. She also serves in a task force for the California Dental Association, orchestrates and lectures for our advanced dentistry study club. When Nicole is not involved in dentistry she enjoys volunteering with the San Francisco Junior League, trying new restaurants, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and their dog.

Dr. Albers's Biography — Harry Albers was born in Holland. At two, after World War II when much of Holland was destroyed and the family was unable to find housing, the family immigrated to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Berkeley, California. There he completed his secondary education. He attended the University of Santa Clara, majoring in mathematics and transferred to the University of California at Berkeley to complete his undergraduate education. He earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in biochemistry, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. At UCLA Dental School, he did research, worked in community dental programs, served as student body president, and graduated with numerous awards, including many for leadership and public service. Dr. Albers completed a general practice residency at the Veteran&rsquo;s Administration Hospital in San Francisco. He taught fixed prosthodontics at the University of California Dental School in San Francisco and taught operative dentistry at the University of the Pacific Dental School in San Francisco. In 1987, he limited his teaching to postgraduate dental education. During the past twenty-five years he has written several dental texts and lectured extensively on cosmetic dentistry, tooth-colored restoratives, direct and indirect veneers, bonded posterior restorations, fixed prosthodontics, temporization, impression techniques, and other aspects of clinical dentistry. His best selling text, Tooth Colored Restoratives, widely acclaimed as the most comprehensive clinical text on cosmetic and adhesive dentistry, is in its eighth edition and has been translated into two foreign languages. Dr. Albers offers numerous lectures and hands-on courses through various educational groups worldwide.Over the past twelve years Dr. Albers has helped organize 550 dentist-graduates from these study groups into the Academy of Cosmetic and Adhesive Dentistry (ACAD). This allows long-term clinical monitoring of restorative materials in dental practices by similarly trained operators. They play an active role in evaluating materials and techniques through their participation. Dr. Albers is editor of the ADEPT Report, a highly acclaimed quarterly newsletter to update dental professionals on advances in adhesive and cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic dentist in Santa Rosa, Dr. Albers maintains a private practice in Santa Rosa, California, where he has lived since 1978. He has a lovely daughter, Saundra, who helps him with his courses.